{{Short description|1909 film directed by D. W. Griffith}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = The Renunciation | image = The Renunciation (1909).webm{{!}}thumbtime=2 | caption = {{left|'''PLAY''' film; runtime 00:12:04.}} | director = D. W. Griffith | producer = Biograph Company<br>New York City | writer = D. W. Griffith | starring = Mary Pickford | music = | cinematography = Billy Bitzer<br>Arthur Marvin | editing = | distributor = Biograph Company | released = {{Film date|1909|7|19}} | runtime = 14–15 minutes (1 reel; original release length 982 feet) | country = United States | language = Silent (English intertitles) }}

'''''The Renunciation''''' is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Renunciation |url=https://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=37294 |website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=May 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Renunciation |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/Renunciation1909.html |website=Silent Era |access-date=May 26, 2025}}</ref>

==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Mary Pickford as Kittie Ryan * Anthony O'Sullivan as Steve Ryan, Kittie's Uncle * James Kirkwood as Joe Fielding * Harry Solter as Sam Walters * Billy Quirk as Kittie's Fiance * Edwin August * Arthur V. Johnson * Wilfred Lucas * W. Chrystie Miller }}

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0001014|title=The Renunciation}} * {{Internet Archive|id=TheRenunciation|name=''The Renunciation''}}

{{D. W. Griffith}}

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